Translation, by Guido Guidi [i.e. Vidus Vidius], of original Greek ms. written by Nicetas, a Byzantine physician, perhaps at the request of the Emperor Constantine Porphyrogenitus (905-959). This ms. contained the most complete collection, up to that time, of Galen's commentaries on the surgical works of Hippocrates. Guidi added his own commentaries upon those parts of Hippocrates' work not covered by Galen. Cf. Brown; Mortimer; Osler

Illustrations, after the original ms., by Francesco Primaticcio and Jean Santorinos; woodcut engravings of these illustrations by, amongst others, Jollat. Cf. Brown; Mortimer; Osler

At least 2 editions were published by Gaultier in 1544. In one, a woodcut device of Franðcois I, to whom the book was dedicated, is found between the last line of the title and the privelege; in the other this area (14 x 8 cm.) is blank (cf. Mortimer). The Dibner Library copy lacks the woodcut device

Signatures: 2ap8s 2bp10s a-zp8s A-Ip8s K-Lp6s (L6 blank; wanting in Dibner Library copy)

Register of signatures: prelim. p. [35]

Blanks: prelim. p. [36] (1st group); p. [2]-[3] (3rd group)

Errors in paging: p. 124 and 275 misprinted as 122 and 283, respectively

Initials

Includes index

Errata: p. [1] (3rd group)

(from verso of t.p.) Liber Hippocratis. De vlceribus ; De fistulis ; De vulneribus capitis [brace] cum Vidij in singulos libros commentario ; De fracturis, cum III. Galeni commentariis ; De articulis, cum IIII. Galeni commentariis ; De officinãa medici, cu[m] III. Galeni commentariis -- Liber Galeni. De fasciis -- Liber Oribasij. [brace] De laqueis ; De machinamentis

Brown, A.J. "Old Masterpieces in Surgery." Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, June (1924):

Burndy. Science (1980 ed.)

Mortimer, R. French 16th cent.

NLM 16th cent.

Osler, W. Bib. Osleriana

Wantz, G. Cat. of rare books

Adams

Wellcome cat. of printed books

Dibner Library copy has a small gilt-lettered red leather panel mounted on front paste-down endpaper, reading: Hic liber femineo corio convestitus est

The name "Andrâe Uytterhoeven" [a former owner] is embossed on the t.p. and front free endpaper

A ms. letter in ink ([1] p.), dated May 12, 1863 and addressed to an unidentified "Monsieur le Docteur" [the former owner who commissioned the binding, probably Uytterhoeven?] by the bookbinder J. Schavye of Brussels, is tipped in on the front free endpaper

Mid-19th century binding in blind-tooled leather[?] with raised bands. A gilt-lettered red leather spine label with binder's title reads: Hippocrates Chirurgia, 1544

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